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Vaping Linked to Cancer in Mice, NYU Study Says

Conducted by researchers at NYU Langone, the study is the first to link vaping to cancer.

Mina Mohammadi, Deputy News Editor • October 18, 2019

In the first study to link vaping to lung cancer, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that e-cigarette vapor can cause lung cancer in mice. Professor Moon-Shong...

The Red Flag Law Doesn’t Do Enough

Despite being hailed as a progressive achievement, New York State’s new gun control law isn’t enough to stop gun violence.

Noah Friend, Staff Writer • September 2, 2019

This past weekend, a new gun control law, which has been named the Red Flag Bill, was put into effect in New York State. The law allows for teachers, family members or the police...

The Case for Prison Abolition

Read one writer’s take on the recent incident at MDC Brooklyn and what it says about the criminal justice system as a whole.

Cole Stallone, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 6, 2019

In the midst of New York’s frigid weather last weekend, Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, a pre-trial federal detention center for low-level offenders, lost power and heating....

Tax Traffic to Fix the Subway and Save the Environment

Jonathan Marty, Contributing Writer • October 18, 2018

With the issue of climate change ballooning, New York City has no time to lose in passing congestion pricing legislation, a measure that would improve both sustainability and transportation through a tax system.

Right to Disconnect Bill Needs Reworking

Tyler Crews, Opinion Editor • March 29, 2018

I would love to see a separation between work and home life; however Councilman Rafael L. Espinal Jr.'s bill, if passed, has potential to be ineffective due to its ambiguity.

The Unintended Costs of Obama’s Presidential Power Expansion

Mack DeGeurin, Contributing Writer • January 31, 2017

While Obama’s decision to rely on executive orders during a gridlocked Congress may have led to successful policy measures, his actions have in effect paved the way and set the precedent for a vast and dangerous overreach of executive power by President Trump.

The Brock Turner Law Won’t Catch Privileged Rapists

Emily Fong, Opinion Editor • September 7, 2016

The fallout from mandatory minimum laws hardly fits the profile of Brock Turner’s life: white, educated and wealthy.

In Fight for Legal Marijuana, Haste Makes Corporate Waste

Mack DeGuerin, Contributing Writer • March 29, 2016

While many marijuana advocates may push for rapid legalization across the country, this impatience may degrade what could be an economic and social re-awakening in the United States into yet another industry dominated by corporate interest and greed.

In support of Airbnb

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer • December 9, 2015

As Airbnb follows through on its promise to “build an open and transparent community,” officials should do their part to support the users along with the city’s residents.

Need for gun-control bill more apparent after national tragedies

April 22, 2013

Despite the national camaraderie following the Boston Marathon bombings, the government seems less inclined to pass a gun-control bill.

Politicians should avoid misguiding rhetoric

March 26, 2013

Intuitive and ideological approaches are often not enough and, in many cases, don’t work the way in which the public is led to believe.

Personhood bill restricts women’s rights

March 25, 2013

North Dakota's abortion legislature has shown its support for giving embryos the same rights as U.S. citizens, which complicates a women's right to choose.